retune
Britishverb
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to tune (a musical instrument) differently or again
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to tune (a radio, television, etc) to a different frequency
Example Sentences
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So you had all the tracks, and then back into the computer they went, to retune them.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024
The next day Nighy sends me a playlist devoted to blues great John Lee Hooker, telling me he often uses it to retune his head in the mornings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Pausing to retune her guitar, she said: "Does anyone have any questions for me?" - to which the reply came back, "What's your favourite colour?"
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2022
The model he was working on had not been plugged in over the summer, however, so he had to retune the piano.
From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2020
Listen at all times and be ready to retune any note whenever necessary.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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